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What is Essential Question

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Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific
A question that lies at the heart of a subject or a curriculum and promotes inquiry and the uncovering of a subject. The essential question thus does not yield a single straightforward answer but produces different plausible responses, about which thoughtful and knowledgeable people may disagree.
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A Re-Evaluation of Backward Design in Goal Setting, Assessment and Instruction Planning in International Baccalaureate
Hyeon-Suk Kang (Kyungpook National University, South Korea) and Kang-Ye Na (Kyungpook National University, South Korea)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5107-3.ch002
Abstract
Much research in the field of International Baccalaureate (IB) education has focused on the strengths and weaknesses of this innovative system of education. In contrast, this chapter aims to return the discussion to the more fundamental aspects of IB by considering more deeply the issue of “backward design” and its relevance to the IB in the Korean and Asian contexts. The backward design consists of a) setting goals for learning, b) designing evaluation criteria to assess mastery of the course materials, and c) planning of the instruction in order to attain the learning goals.
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Designing the Curriculum and Developing a Course
An open-ended, provocative question that focuses instruction and helps elicit inquiry.
Published in Chapter: Designing the Curriculum and Developing a Course; From: Preparing Agriculture and Agriscience Educators for the Classroom
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Challenge-Based Learning: A Multidisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach in the Digital Era – UoL4.0 Challenge: A CBL Implementation
It is the articulation of the big idea, where it becomes a task associated to solving a particular problematic environment.
Published in Chapter: Challenge-Based Learning: A Multidisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach in the Digital Era – UoL4.0 Challenge: A CBL Implementation; From: Engineering Education Trends in the Digital Era
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